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another perennial of the Cape.
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The red seeds are only for advertisment, the fertile black seeds are eaten and dispersed by birds.
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Tragopogon collinus is a nice desert perennial, the tufted achens r wind dispersed. In Israel the plant occurs in the cold desert mountains.
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I was amazed to see this long fruit pod hanging form this acacia branch.
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Cercis siliquastrum is a famous Mediterranean tree. Here u can see it in peak bloom.
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This is a small annual or short-lived perennial.
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This is a seedling on coral peony, a rare endangered beautiful flower of N Israel.
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Tribulus bimucronatus is a common desert plant. Here u can see its fruit.
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Acacia laeta is an African species, its northern most population is found in S Jordan.
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Cerinthe palaestima is a local endemic, it grows sparsely mainly in the north part of the country. The tubular creamy flowers are accompanied by dark purplish bracts. Like most of our endemic and sub-endenic species, it is not very rare and not under threat.
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I found this flower hidden in oak scrub. The strange flower colour is completely camouflaged. It was more or less the only flower around, all the rest of plants were still dormant or sprouting. Hesperis pendula is a perennial herb of the Middle East, growing between Turkey and Israel. The fruit pods are pending - hence the plant's name.
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Paeonia mascula is one of the rarest and most impressive flowers of Israel. Here u can see its bud.
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Tribulus is a desert and tropical genus. This one is a desert species, occuring from the dead sea to the Gulf of Eilat. The flowers are almost inconspicuus, the fruits and winged, hairy and spiny.
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Acacia laeta is an African species, its northern most population is found in S Jordan.
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Ceropegia sandersonii is a tropical African climber. Its unsulusal flowers attract flies and temporarily lock them in.
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A perennial herbaceous plant, plant covered by small bristly hairs. Flowers cross like, greenish to light brown. Fruits r pending pods. In Israel it is rare and endangered.
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This is one of Cyprus impressive flowers. It grows also in Europe and SW Asia.
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Tribulus pentandrus is a creeping herb of the extreme desert. Relative to the other local Tribulus species, it has rather large flowers.
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There are wondersul acacia savannahs in Rhjastan, 1 of the commonest species is A. leucophloea.
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Ceropegia sandersonii is a tropical African climber. Its unsulusal flowers attract flies and temporarily lock them in.
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Hesperis pendula is an East Mediterranean perennial. It blooms at the end of spring and has greenish camouflaged flowers. their colour is hard to photograph and the ring flash helps.
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Shibliak is the shrubbery of Paliurus spina-christi.
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Tribulus pentandrus is to be found in Israel only in the dar south of the country. Here u can see the fruit, I have posted the yellow flwoers some days ago.
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This is the fruit pod of a desert acacia. These fruits are a food source for many different desert creatures such as beetles, gazelles and more.